The Cable Car Theory

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May 16, 1997 - Sept 13 2003 John Farag-guitar/vocals Joey Cingrana-drums Derik Moore-drums Brian Galvin-bass Sean McCann-drums Nicholas Carlucci-guitar In the spring of 1997, things were changing on Staten Island. The new breed of punk rockers were obnoxious. The older kids were growing impatient with the lack of enthusiasm. And those of us stuck in the middle were just that - stuck in the middle. We had the sense of urgency and desperate social counter culture mindset, but we had the obnoxious "we will carve our own niche" ideals that being a little younger allows you to have. It was the best of both worlds, and we tried to represent that urgency and individualism in what we wrote and played. There was one really big problem at the beginning though - we were not very good. After a few shows, a few trips, and a quickly banged out demo, we got a little better. We tightened up. We focused the ideas that we were trying to discuss or provoke in the lyrics. The music got a little more complex and at the same time a little more diverse. We would spend hours listening to records and just hanging out like a happy family. We did a benefit show in 1998 for our friends Emil and Coleen, who had lost their little girl Alexis. At that show, we finally got it. It hit us over the head. We were able to put those ideas to use for a good cause and at the same time we were expelling our demons. at that show, at the same time, it seemed that fate was smiling on us for

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The Deconstruction

Fables And Fictions Of The Human Condition

Whispers In The Wind

Something New

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Summertime Comp

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Fables and Fictions of the Hum

Whisphers in the Wind

Summertime

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The Cable Car Theory

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Fables And Fiction Of The Human Condition

An Incomplete Retrospective

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The Cable Car Theory / I, Robot - Split (7")

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